U.S INDEX MARKET

The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 93.63 up with  +0.06% percent or  +0.06 point. The Dow Futures is trading at 25,355.00 up with +0.13% percent or +34.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,782.50  with 0.00% percent or  0.00 point.  The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,177.00 up with +0.01% percent or +0.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

U.S. stock index futures ticked higher ahead of Monday’s open, as investors turned their attention to Singapore where the leaders of North Korea and the U.S. are scheduled to meet.

Around 5:40 a.m. ET, Dow futures rose 50 points, indicating a positive open of 45.47 points. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 futures indicated a relatively flat start to the session for their respective markets.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,316.53 up with +0.30% percent or +75.12 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,779.03 up with  +0.31% percent or  +8.66 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,645.51 up with +0.14% percent or  +10.44 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,672.49  up with +0.28% percent or+4.72 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,038.61 up with +0.28% percent or +2.91 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,000.67 up with +0.50% percent or +9.89point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,221.79 up with +0.25% percent or +3.07 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,654.74  up with  +0.32% percent or +5.33 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,543.88 up with +0.33% percent or +5.02 point;